– Cap gray, grayish-red, brownish-red, or faded pinkish-white with grayish-white veil remnants.
– Gills free, white, reddening with age.
– Stem white to grayish-white, often with pinkish-red spots, with clavate-bulbous base.
– Ring hanging, with striate upper side.
– Flesh white, staining red-brown with age.
Amanitoid agarics
Blusher
Amanita rubescens
LC
Least concern
Inedible
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Characteristics
Ecology
Grows in both coniferous and deciduous forests throughout Europe.
Notes
Not poisonous but not recommended for consumption. Sometimes two forms are distinguished, a lighter one growing in coniferous forests and a darker, more robust one growing in deciduous forests and parks.
Similar species
Amanita excelsa is similar but lacks pink-red spots.
